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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harry Taylor

Government unsure if deleted Mandelson messages can be recovered

Messages concerning Lord Peter Mandelson’s potential appointment as ambassador to the US may have been permanently lost due to a commonly used “disappearing messages” setting on WhatsApp, the Government has indicated.

Cabinet Office minister Chris Ward said that he did not know whether these crucial communications could have been recovered if they were automatically deleted by the feature.

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